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Top Ten Most Prestigious Colleges

Princeton ​University​
Princeton ​University​

A ranking from "Insiders College" "Americas Top 10 Prestigious ... "Americas Top 10 Prestigious Schools", Stanford, Princeton ... Princeton University is arguably the ...

Harvard ​University​
Harvard ​University​

Part of the elite US group of Ivy League schools, Harvard and Yale are among the world’s most acclaimed and competitive universities. Of the eight Ivy League members, these two are among the highest-ranked in the QS World University Rankings®. In the 2018 edition, Harvard is ranked third in the world and Yale 16 th.

University of ​Chicago​
University of ​Chicago​

Chicago is also home to two of the nation's – and the world’s – most prestigious universities, the University of Chicago (ranked ninth in the world), and Northwestern University (joint 28th), plus two more universities within the global top 400.

Yale ​University​
Yale ​University​

Part of the elite US group of Ivy League schools, Harvard and Yale are among the world’s most acclaimed and competitive universities. Of the eight Ivy League members, these two are among the highest-ranked in the QS World University Rankings®. In the 2018 edition, Harvard is ranked third in the world and Yale 16 th.

Columbia ​University​
Columbia ​University​

The most prestigious domestically are probably all 8 of the Ivy League Institutions, Stanford, Duke, Northwestern, the University of Chicago, the University of California-Berkeley, John Hopkins University, MIT, and Cal Tech.

Massachusetts ​Institute of Technology​
Massachusetts ​Institute of Technology​

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private institution that was founded in 1861. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 4,524, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 168 acres. It utilizes a 4-1-4-based academic calendar. Massachusetts Institute of Technology's ranking in the 2018 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 5.

source: usnews.com
Stanford ​University​
Stanford ​University​

Asia’s strong performance in this year’s ranking of the world’s most prestigious universities, based on an invitation-only survey of top academics, follows the continent’s growing presence in the flagship THE World University Rankings in recent years. In contrast, several European nations have lost ground.

University of ​Pennsylvania​
University of ​Pennsylvania​

Gettysburg College is one of the best colleges in Pennsylvania for history majors, and the university offers a minor in Civil War era studies. More than half of Gettysburg College’s students choose to double major, and the curriculum emphasizes self-reflection, integrative thinking, and communication skills.

Duke ​University​
Duke ​University​

In my opinion, Duke is pretty well-known in the sciences, especially engineering which is highly ranked. There is generally interesting research and prestigious faculty in that area. A nice thing is that if you are interested in getting research experience, there is plenty of opportunity and undergraduate research is definitely encouraged.

California ​Institute of Technology​
California ​Institute of Technology​

Top Tech Schools: MIT or Caltech? 11 ... The California Institute of Technology is no slouch though, ... making this one of the world’s most prestigious hubs of ...